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Appalachian Regional Stockyard, LLC. Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Wytheville, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

350 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 350 235 307
Feeder cattle 350 235 307

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Holstein Steers 350)

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 11 136.00 $136.00 $515 +17.00
444 444 7 136.00 $136.00 $604
457 457 29 141.00 $141.00 $644 +30.00
510–531 528 7 136.00–142.00 $138.98 $734
550 550 24 149.00 $149.00 $820 +46.63
645 645 3 130.00 $130.00 $838 +32.00
652 652 21 135.00 $135.00 $880 +75.00
737–749 748 25 123.00–124.00 $123.88 $927 +34.88
805 805 1 101.00 $101.00 $813 +12.00
852–858 854 11 100.00–116.00 $110.16 $941
910 910 1 90.00 $90.00 $819
1090 1090 1 69.00 $69.00 $752
1145 1145 1 66.00 $66.00 $756
1205 1205 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,012
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 17 134.00 $134.00 $507 +25.41
459 459 14 143.00 $143.00 $656 +20.02
540 540 1 136.00 $136.00 $734 +37.88
564 564 17 146.00 $146.00 $823
642 642 16 133.00 $133.00 $854 +69.00
675 675 1 127.00 $127.00 $857 +30.09
750–752 752 25 122.00–125.50 $125.36 $943 +36.36
845 845 1 117.00 $117.00 $989 +22.00
855–856 856 35 116.00–117.00 $116.06 $993
934 934 7 90.00 $90.00 $841 -3.00
1000–1043 1032 4 90.00–106.00 $93.88 $969 +10.88
1120 1120 1 75.00 $75.00 $840
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–343 338 12 136.00–152.00 $150.66 $509
425 425 1 142.00 $142.00 $604 +45.17
453–475 455 10 134.00–142.00 $134.83 $613 +47.67
544 544 6 122.00 $122.00 $664 +33.50
558 558 12 139.00 $139.00 $776
650–668 652 16 123.00–133.00 $131.72 $859
723–740 725 7 121.00–125.00 $124.42 $902
838 838 2 88.00 $88.00 $737
970 970 1 75.00 $75.00 $728
1030 1030 1 84.00 $84.00 $865

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.